Kari Barber's Library
Woodlawn Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780756509378 | The Trail Of Tears (We The People: Expansion And Reform) | Michael Burgan | Describes why the Cherokee Native Americans were forced from their native lands and the journey they experienced to the Indian Territory established by the U.S. government in Oklahoma. | Compass Point Books |
| 9780756509330 | The Transcontinental Railroad (We The People: Expansion And Reform) | Jean F. Blashfield | Describes the building of the transcontinental railroad across the United States. Includes information on building bridges, tunnels, and daily life for the Chinese laborers and other men laying track. | Compass Point Books |
| 9780545477116 | The True Confessions Of Charlotte Doyle (Scholastic Gold) | Avi, Avi | Charlotte Doyle is just such a girl and she swears to tell the truth in all its detail. It happened during the summer of 1832 aboard a ship called the Seahawk. The only passenger on the long Atlantic Ocean crossing, Charlotte found herself caught between the madness of a ruthless captain and the rage of a mutinous crew. This is her terrifying account of that fateful voyage. As the only passenger, and the only female, on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, thirteen-year-old Charlotte finds herself caught between a murderous captain and a mutinous crew. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780736849906 | The U.S. Capitol (American Symbols) | Terri DeGezelle | A simple introduction to the U.S. Capital, including its history, designer, construction, and changes made to the building. | Capstone Press |
| 9780756509316 | The U.S. Constitution (We The People: Revolution And The New Nation) | Williams, Jean Kinney | Compass Point Books | |
| 9780736846899 | The U.S. House Of Representatives (The U.S. Government) | Dubois, Muriel L. | Capstone Press | |
| 9780736846943 | The U.S. Presidency (The U.S. Government) | Dubois, Muriel L. | Capstone Press | |
| 9780736846950 | The U.S. Senate (The U.S. Government) | Dubois, Muriel L. | Capstone Press | |
| 9780736846936 | The U.S. Supreme Court (The U.S. Government) | Muriel L. Dubois | Introduces children to the Supreme Court, its justices and how it selects and decides cases. | Capstone Press |
| 9780810997936 | The Ugly Truth | Jeff Kinney | While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future. | |
| 9780756509361 | The Underground Railroad (We The People: Civil War Era) | Ann Louise Heinrichs | Describes the Underground railroad, which was a secret network of people who operated in the dark of the night, helping African-Americans escape from slavery in the southern United States. | Compass Point Books |
| 9780153620294 | The Water Cycle | Harcourt School Publishers | ||
| 9780439412810 | The Westing Game | Ellen Raskin | The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance. | |
| 9780736847025 | The White House (American Symbols) | Debbie L. Yanuck | Provides an introduction to the White House, including its history, designer, construction, location, and importance as a symbol of the United States. | Capstone Press |
| 9780593121962 | The World Needs More Purple People | Kristen Bell, Benjamin Hart | A wonderful new book is coming from Random House Children's Books. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9781338805802 | There Was an Old Scientist Who Swallowed a Dinosaur! | Lucille Colandro | "The silly old lady is back, and this time dinosaurs are on the menu! Readers will giggle at the silly rhymes while learning fun facts about dinosaurs, fossils, and archeology" -- | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780439597432 | There's a Frog in My Throat! | Explains various animal expressions that employ similes, metaphors, idioms, and proverbs. | ||
| 9780679890652 | Tigers at Twilight | Mary Pope Osborne | Having used their magic tree house to travel to India, where they must get a gift to help free the dog Teddy from a spell, Jack and Annie have adventures involving a tiger and other endangered jungle animals. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9781883841430 | Times Tables The Fun Way Book For Kids: A Picture Method Of Learning The Multiplication Facts | Judy Liautaud, Dave Rodriguez | Memorization of the multiplication facts is fun and easy with this colorful and clever book of cartoons and stories.For kids with learning differences, many say this is the best way to learn time tables. Children learn to associate the numbers with the characters in the story. To teach 4x4, the story tells about Bart who loves to go hang gliding and can't wait until he turns 16 so he can get his driver's license and drive his 4 by 4. Children easily remember once the story is learned. The caption below the story says: Remember: you have to be 16 to drive a 4x4.There are cartoons and stories for all the difficult facts, ie. the 3's, 4's, 6's, 7's, and 8's. Tricks are are used to teach the easier ones ie. 1's, 2's, 5's, and 9's. Kids love the stories and will never forget "You have to be 16 to drive a 4 by 4, (4x4). Over 500,000 copies have been sold to schools in the US since 1992. | City Creek Press |
| 9781575054186 | To Root, to Toot, to Parachute | Brian P. Cleary | Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of verbs, from "toss and tumble," "jump and jam," to "whine and whisper," "sleep and slam." | Millbrook Press |